DV for Teachers

This is Jason Kottke’s entire post:

The Pixar model of making creative products: “We’ve made the leap from an idea-centered business to a people-centered business. Instead of developing ideas, we develop people. Instead of investing in ideas, we invest in people. We’re trying to create a culture of learning, filled with lifelong learners. It’s no trick for talented people to be interesting, but it’s a gift to be interested. We want an organization filled with interested people.” Pixar University sounds amazing.

I haven’t read the article yet, but just this excerpt, and Jason’s comment, illustrate an educational philosophy that is the exception when it should be the standard. “It’s a gift to be interested.” That describes every child in the world, yet this gift is so often just trashed. How many kids are still interested in middle school, high school? If you’re a teacher, your students want to give this gift to you. Treat it as the valuable gem it is.

Mark Spencer: Speed Changes, Motion, and Final Cut Studio, at Ken Stone’s FCP site:

Well, there you have it – 5 differents ways to change the speed of a video clips using Final Cut Studio, with a focus on using Motion. By trading off quality, cost, and render times you should be able to determine the best path for your projects.

A thorough discussion with very clear screenshots explaining several methods for this – the usual very good tutorials from Ken and his contributors. Mark Spencer also has a site dedicated to motion, AppleMotion.net. Nice.

This is a demonstration post on my blog, to show how easy it is to update a website like this. There’s so much you can do with it. Google “blogs” and “education” and you’ll see what I mean.

I still hope for a happy ending, but right now, the PowerBook is on life support.

Thay asked me to be a judge… I go to start watching entries to the Georgia State Campus MovieFest in about 15 minutes.

Adam Wiltcompares 4 HD Cams at DV.com. If you don’t have a login and password, remember bugmenot.com can help you out.

My principal work tool is repaired, according to the meagerly detailed status page linked from the automated email Apple sent. It’ll get shipped either today (good) or tomorrow (not as good). I wonder if they’ll put Tiger on it, or restore/reinstall the original configuration?

The paper cd case site will

...create a PDF file which can be printed and folded to create a paper CD case. For folding directions, see the about section. To add more tracks, a mailing address, or graphics to the case, use the advanced form. Mix CD cases created with the advanced form can be optionally added to our public mix CD database. To create a case for an existing CD, use our CD search engine to find the CD and it will fill in this form for you. Jewel case inserts can also be created.

Why not use this for your DVDs, QuickTime video CDs, backed up movie trailers, or even document backups as well?

Ambient Design Ltd’s ArtRage 2 is a painting program available in full and free versions.

ArtRage 2.0 is a fun and easy to use painting tool for Windows and Mac OSX that lets you play with realistic paints on your computer. You can create your own paintings from nothing, load in photos and recreate them with oil paints, pencils, felt pens, or any of the other tools ArtRage has to offer. You can experiment with metallic paint for gold leafing, sprinkle shiny glitter, fill in large areas with the paint roller, and generally paint, smudge, and smear your way to your very own masterpiece.

In MGuhlin.net: Download a la Mode, Miguel Guhlin writes:

If you don’t mind, come along with me and we’ll take a quick look at some of the free software out on the Internet.

Miguel offers well thought out explanations and links to more than 50 free apps. It’s all good.